One of six North Carolina traffic alert tests that inadvertently went public Nov. 6, 2013, blamed an accident on 'Women Drivers, Rain, Obama Care.' / NCDOT

by Michael Winter, USA TODAY

by Michael Winter, USA TODAY

A technology contractor testing North Carolina's traffic alert system was fired Wednesday after erroneously posting six made-up public warnings, including one that blamed an accident on "Women Drivers, Rain, Obama Care."

The blunder occurred just before 4 p.m. Wednesday in Raleigh, where the sun was shining, the News & Observer reported.

The state Department of Transportation said it "sincerely apologizes" for the "inappropriate test message content," which appeared because the unidentified contractor did not turn off the external e-mail and RSS feed on the Traveler Information Management System.

The contractor, hired less than six months ago, "was let go immediately for this action," the agency said.